Cigar-machine.



Patented July 24, 1906.

0. TYBERG. CIGAR MAQHKINE.

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CIGAR MACHINE.

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CIGAR MACHINE.

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No. 654,200. Patented July 24, I900.

0. TYBEBG. ClGAR MACHINE.

(Application filed Feb. 5. 1900.)

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UNITED rates OLUF TYBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO RUFUS L. PATTERSON AND GEORGE ARENTS, JR., OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,200, dated July 24,1900.

Application filed February 5, 1900I $erial No. 3:,078. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- 4

Be it known that I, OLUF TYBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOigar-illachinesfiully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

IO This invention relates to certain improvements in cigar-machines.

In cigar-machines in which wrappers are automatically fed to thewrapping mechanism by a plurality of devices which hold or support themwhile they are being delivered to the wrapping mechanism it is desirableto produce a relative movement or movements between the wrappingmechanism and the devices by which the wrapper is held and delivered tothe wrapping mechanismnamely,

the wrappersupports-which movement not only effects the delivery of thewrapper to the wrapping mechanism, but also causes it to be smoothly andevenly wound upon the cigar. The movement or movements referred to maybe produced by varying the position of each of the wrapper supports andthe wrapping mechanism during the wrapping operation and the characterof the movement 0 according to the shape or style of cigar which is tobe wrapped. When a cigar of what is known in the art as a perfectoshape-2'. 0., a cigar the greatest diameter of'which is at its centerand which'tapers toward both ends 5 is to bewrapped, this movement maybe the resultant of a movement by which the wrapper-supports and thewrapping mechanism are caused to approach each other, this being whatmay be termed the approaching 0 movement, a relative traversing movementby which the wrapper is caused to advance along the bunch in thewrapping mechanism, and an angular movement by which the angle at whichthe wrapper is delivered to 5 the bunch is controlled, the amount of theangular movement varying according to the shape of the cigar to bewrapped. By arranging the plurality of wrapper-supports, however, sothat they travel in a proper path with respect to the wrapping mechanismand each of them properly present the wrapper thereto the necessity ofcausing either the wrapper-support or the wrapping mechanism to effect adistinct traversing movement maybe avoided and the wrapper may be bothfed to and traversed along the bunch in the Wrapping mechanism by arelative approaching movement of that support which is delivering thewrapper tothe wrapping mechanism.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce an improvedcigar-machine in which wrappers shall be automatically successively fedfrom a plurality of wrapper-supports to a wrapping mechanism andsmoothly and evenly wound on the bunch by relative approaching andangular movements of the wrapping mechanism and the supports.

A further object of the invention is to produce a cigar-machine in whicha plurality of wrapper-supports operates to automatically 7o feedwrappers to a wrapping mechanism, the wrappers being cut from materialheld on the supports by devices which are located in the path of travelof the'supports.

A further object of the invention is to pro duce a cigar-machine inwhich a plurality of wrapper supports shall be employed, the saidsupports cooperating with devices which are located in their path oftravel to out wrappers from material held on the supports and thesupports being reversed in position between the cutting-point and thedeliverypoint for the wrappers.

A further object of the invention is to produce an improved means bywhich a wrappersupport may be caused to automatically place the end ofthe wrapper which is first fed to the wrapping mechanism in the bite of'said mechanism. p A further object of the invention is to pro- 0 duceimproved mechanical devices by which the various operations to beperformed by the machine may be etTected.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainconstructions 5 and in certain parts, improvements, and combinations, aswill be hereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out inthe claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts,Figure 1 is a plan view of a cigar-machine embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a similar View showing the parts in different positions. Fig. 3 isan end view of the machine. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view. Fig. 5 isa detail view illustrating the operation of the holding devices for thewrapper-support. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail sectional views illustratingthe construction of the wrapper-support. Fig. 8 is a plan view of thesupports. Figs. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are diagrammatic viewsillustrating the operation of reversing the position of thewrapper-supports.

Referring to said drawiugs,which illustrate a concrete embodiment of theinvention, 1 indicates the machine-bed. Located on said bed is a maindriving-shaft 2, said shaft being supported in suitable bearings 3 andhaving any suitable driving deviceas, for instance, a belt-pulley 4.This shaft is provided with a worm 5, which meshes with a worm-gear 6,said gear being mounted on a vertical cam'shaft 7, which is suitablysupported in the machine-bed.

Each of the wrapper-supports, to be hereinafter described, may bemounted and operated in any suitable manner. Preferably, however, thebed 1 has mounted therein a vertical shaft 8, said shaft beingshouldered, as shown, and located in a long bearing 9, which is or maybe integral with the bed. The upper end of the shaft 8 is formed toprovide a chamber 10, from which chamber radiate hollow arms 11, saidarms being preferably connected by webs 12. As shown, the shaft 8, thechamber 10, the hollow arms 11, and the webs 12 are all cast in onepiece, and this is the preferred form of the construction. Each of thewebs 12 is further formed to provide a bearing 13, and in these bearings13 are located sleeves 14, these sleeves having their ends socketedinthe ends of the hollow arms 11. Connected with the sleeves 14 arechambers 15,

' these chambers being preferably formed by castings made integrallywith the sleeves 14. Each of the castings has an opening on one side,which is closed by a perforated plate 16. The edges of the casting whichsurround the perforated plate are sharpened to form a knife 17. Each ofthe plates 16 is preferably formed with a movable section 18, saidsection being hinged to the main portion of the plate and havingconnected thereto a rod 19, which extends from a bearing formed in theopposite side of the casting. The rod 19 has a collar 20 at its end, andbetween this collar and the body of the casting is located a spring 21,which serves to hold the rod in such a position that the section 18 liesin the same plane with the plate 16. The purpose of this movable sectionwill be hereinafter stated. Each of .the castings which form thechambers 15 is preferably enlarged at the point where it joins thesleeve 14, so as to provide a shoulder, which shoulder rests snuglyagainst the bearing 13, the several sleeves being held in position inthe bearings 13 by collars 22 or in any other suitable manner. By thisconstruction it will be seen that the sleeves are rotat-ably mounted inthe bearings 13. It will be further understood that each of thesupports, constructed as herein described, forms a suc= tion-support, asuitable pipe, as 23, being connectcd with the chamber 10 and to anysuitable suction-producing device-such, for instance, as a fan. (Notshown.) It is to be understood, however, that the supports need notnecessarily be suction-supports, as other forms of sheet-retainingdevices might be substituted for the suction.

The machine is constructedso that each of the wrapper-supports is heldwith its perforated plate uppermost at the time when a leaf of tobaccois placed thereon and the wrapper cut therefrom, after which the supportis reversed in position, so that it may deliver its wrapper to asuitable wrapping mechanism. Any suitable means may be provided forretaining the supports in each of the positions referred to. Preferably,however, the bearings 13 have formed integrally therewithsupporting-arms 24 and 25. Each of the arms 24 is provided with aswinging latch 26, each of said latches having a supporting-shoulder 27.In the same way each of the arms 25 is provided with a swinging latch28, said latches 28alsohavingsupportingshoulders 29. Each of thecastings 15, which form the suctionchambers, is provided on its sidewith a lug 30, with which the supporting-shoulders 27 and 29 of thelatches 26 and 28 alternately engage, as will be hereinafter described.The latches 26 are provided with upwardly-ex tending pins 31, to whichare connected springs 32, the other ends of the springs being secured topins 33, extending from bearings 34 on the arms 24. These bearings serveto hold the latches 26 over against stop-pins Each of the latches 28 hasconnected to it a spring 36, said springs being connected at their otherends with pins 37, which ex tend from the arms 25. These springs holdthe latches 28 over against stop-pins 38. In order to hold the supportsfirmlydown against the shoulders 27 29 on the latches, each of the arms24 25 is provided with a spring-pin 39, which pins are arranged to bearon the upper side of the lugs 30, before referred to. (See Fig. 5.)Inasmuch as each of the latches operates on the under side of theselugs, it will be seen that the lug of each casting is firmly heldbetween the spring-seated pin 39 on one side and one of the shoulders 2729 on the other side.

While the devices for reversing the position of the suction-supports maybe variously constructed in the machine shown, the ends of the sleeves14 are preferably provided with tumbler-blocks 41, secured to thesleeves in any suitable manner. These tumbler-blocks 41 are constructedand operated at suitable times by pins 42 43 44 45. The pins 42 43 aremounted in a double-socketed supportingbracket 46, which is mounted on astandard ICC 47, suitably secured to the bed-plate of the machine. Inthe same manner the pins 44 45 are mounted in a double-socketedsupporting-bracket 48, which is mounted on a standard 49, also securedto the bed-plate of the machine. The bracket 47 is so located in thepath of the series of supports that the tumbler-blocks 41 will strikethe pins 42 43 just after the cutting device, to be hereinafterdescribed, has operated and the pins 44 45 are located so as to bestruck by the tumblerblocks 41 just prior to the time when the cuttingdevice operates. Releasing-pins and 51 are also provided for thelatches. The operation of these devices will be hereinafter described.

Any suitable devices may be employed to cooperate with the knives 17 toout wrappers from leaves of tobacco or other material held on theperforated plates 16. In the machine shown a pair of cutting-rollers 52are shown as mounted on an arm 53, said arm projecting over a hub 54,which is journaled on the upper end of the shaft 8. Thehub 54 has an arm55 projecting therefrom, the said arm being connected by a link 56 toone of the arms 57 of a bell-crank lever 57 58, which is pivoted to astandard 59, rising from the bedplate of the machine. The arm 58 isprovided with a friction-roller 60, which runs on the circumference of acam 61, which is mounted on the vertical cam-shaft 7, the arm 58 beingheld forward against the cam by means of a suitable spring 62. As thecam rotates it will be seen that the bell-crank 57 58 will cause arotary reciprocating motion of the arm 53 and cause the rollers 52 torun over the knife 17 of each of the supports as it comes under therollers, thus cutting a wrapper from the leaf of tobacco or othermaterial held thereon.

Any suitable devices may be used for retating the shaft 8, whichoperates the suctionsupports. In the machine shown the said shaft isprovided with a ratchet-wheel 63, (see Fig. 4 and dotted lines in Figs.1 and 2,) said ratchet-wheel being engaged by a pawl 65, mounted on apawl-carrying arm 66. This pawl-carrying arm 66 extends from a hub 67,which surrounds the upper reduced end of the bearing 9 and is providedwith rack-teeth 68 on its periphery, said rack-teeth extending part ofthe way around the collar. The rack-teeth 68 are engaged by asegment-rack 69, said segment-rack being formed on the end of a lever70, which is pivoted on a standard 71, rising from the bed-plate of themachine. The other end of the arm 70 carries a cam-roll 72, whichengages with a cam 73, also mounted on the vertical camshaft 7, beforereferred to.

The wrapper-supports are so arranged with respect to their carrier-armsthat that end of each of the supports which carries the end of thewrapper which is to be applied to the tuck end of the cigar-bunch is atthe beginning of the wrapping operation in alinement with that end ofthe wrapping mechanism which operates upon the tuck end of the bunch. Asthe wrapping operation proceeds and as the relative approaching movementtakes place between the support and the wrapping mechanism successiveparts of the support come into alinement with successive parts of thewrapping mechanism, and at the end of the wrapping operation the end ofthe support which carries the tip end of the wrapper is in alinementwith the end of the wrapping mech anism which operates upon the tip endof the bunch. In the machine shown, therefore, the two ends of thewrapper-support travel in concentric arcs, that end of the support whichcarries the end of the wrapper which is applied to the tuck end of thebunch traveling in an are which is nearer the center of rotation thanthe other are. This arrangement of the pathof travel of thewrappersupport with relation to the wrapping mechanism obviates thenecessity of a distinct traversing movement of either the support or thewrapping mechanism.

Any suitable form of wrapping mechanism may be used in this machine.Preferably,

however, the wrapping mechanism will be of v from short shafts locatedin the end framepieces 77 of the wrapping mechanism, these endframe-pieces being connected in the machine shown to a base-plate 78.These short.

shafts referred to are provided with gears 79 at each end of themachine. These gears mesh with larger gears 80, one of which is locatedat each end of the machine. The gears 80 are mounted on a shaft 81,which is also journaled in the end frame-pieces 77.

In this machine the wrapping mechanism is to be given an angularmovement during the wrapping operation with respect to the wrappersupport or carrier. The wrapping mechanism as a whole must, therefore,be so mounted as to permit this angular movement, and at the same timethe shaft 81 must be so connected to its driving means as to permit themovement to take place without disconnecting it therefrom.

The wrapping mechanism may be mounted in various ways, so as to permitthe angular movement referred to be given to it. Preferably, however, itwill be pivotally mounted,

its lower end a bevel-gear 86 and on its up per end another bevel-gear87. The bevelgear 87 meshes with a bevel-gear 88, mounted on the shaft81. The bevel-gear 86 meshes with a bevel-gear 89, which is mounted on ashort counter-shaft 90, said shaft being journaled in a bearing 91,suitably mounted on the bed-plate of the machine. The other end of theshaft is provided with a sprocketwheel 92, said wheel being engaged by asprocket-chain 93, which runs over another sprocket-wheel 9& on the mainshaft 2.

Suitable clutch mechanism will be provided for disconnecting thewrapping-jaws from the driving mechanism, but as it forms no part ofthis invention it is omitted from the description and illustration.

It will be seen that the wrapping mechanism when mounted and driven asbefore described is free to turn aboutthe shaft 85 as a center and thatthe gear 87 will drive the wrapping mechanism no matter what its angularposition may be.

Any suitable means may be employed for turning the wrapping mechanism onits pivot toproduce the angular movement by which the angle ofpresentation of the wrapper is varied. In the machine shown a link isconnected to the bed-plate of the machine, said link being connected toa lever 96, which is pivoted at 97 to the bed-plate of the machine. Thelever 96 is provided between its ends with a cam-roll 98, which engagesa suitable cam 99, mounted on the vertical camshaft 7, before referredto.

The operation of the machine asa whole is as follows: A leaf of tobaccoor other material from which a wrapper is to be cut is placed on one ofthe supports when the said support is standing with the side carryingthe perforated plate uppermost, as shown in Fig. 1, the leaf beingimmediately secured to the plate by the. suction which in this machineis constantly operating on all the supports. Through the operationof theproper cam the arm 53 is actuated to cause the rollers 52 to run overthe knives 17, and at the same time the cam which operates the segmental rack 69 throws the segment-carrying lever into operation andstarts the rotation of the shaft 8. As the rotation of the shaft 8proceeds the latch 26 strikes the pin 50 (see Fig. 9) and is thrownbackward against the tension of its spring, thus releasing the casting15, which forms the suction-chamber. When the casting 15 is released bythe latch 25, it may either swing down bygravity into the position shownin Fig. 10 or if there is considerable friction between the sleeve 14,which carries the casting and its bearings,it will be forced down by thepressure of the tumbler-block 41 against the pin 43. The furtheradvancing movement of the suction-support brings the other side of thetumbler-block against the pin 42, this position of the parts being shownin Fig. 10. As the suction-support advances it will be swung about itspivot, (see Fig. 10,) and this movement will continue until the the jawsof the wrapping mechanism.

shoulder 29 of the latch 28 catches under the lug 30, this position ofthe parts beinglshown in Fig. 11. As the suction-support advances itcomes into position over the wrapping mechanism. Just as this occurs thetop of the spring-rod 19 strikes the under side of an arm 100, which ismounted on a standard 101, secured to the bed-plate. This arm has aninclined side 102, so that the springrod is forced downward, bending thesection 18 down into the position shown in Fig. 7 and forcing the end ofthe wrapper held on the suction-plate 16 into position to be seizedrlfiye parts reach this position just at the end of a stroke of the pawl, sothat there is a short dwell in the operation of the machine, and it isat this time that the operator places a fresh leaf on the support whichis then in front of her. The supports are again advanced, the wrappingmechanism being thrown into operation by its clutch mechanism (notshown) coincidently with or just prior to the time when the pawl beginsanother stroke.

' It will be observed from a comparison of Figs. '1 and 2 that as thesupports execute what may be termed the approaching movement thewrapping mechanism is swung by its cam and lever, so that the wrapper isnot only delivered to the wrapping mechanism, but is fed along the bunchcontained in the wrapping-jaws, and at the same time this swinging orangular movement of the wrapping mechanism causes the wrapper to bepresented at the proper angle to all parts of the bunch, notwithstandingthe variation in diameter of the bunch.

By the term approaching, as hereinused, it is not meant that all partsof the support approach the wrapping mechanism during the wrappingoperation, since in the machine shown that part of the support fromwhich the wrapper has been delivered moves away from the wrappingmechanism. That part of the support, however, which still retains thewrapper continues to approach the wrapping mechanism during the wrappingoperation, and hence the term approaching is deemed a proper one toapply to'this movement of the support.

a After the support has delivered the wrapper to the bunch in thewrapping mechanism it moves onward until the latch 28, which is holdingthe support in position, strikes the pin 51. When the latch strikes thepin 51, it is moved backward and the suction-chamber is either swungdown by gravity intothe position shown in Fig. 12 or is forced down bythe tumbler-block 41 coming in contact with the pin 44. As the supportcontinues its movement the tumblerblook strikes the pin 45 and thecontinued movement of the support acting against the tumblerblock throwsthe support up into the position where the lug 30 is engaged by thelatch 26, which is the position of the parts shown in Fig. 13.

In an application, Serial No. 4,079, filed of even date herewith, I haveshown and described a construction in whichasingle wrapper-supportcooperates with a wrapping mechanism,the machinebeing provided withmeans for producing a relative approaching movement between the supportand the wrapping mechanism, the support and the wrapping mechanism beingso arranged that the approaching movement brings the end of the supportcarrying the tuck end of the wrapper into alinement with the end of thewrapping mechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunch at thebeginning of the wrapping operation and the other end of the supportinto alinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism at the endof said operation. I do not, therefore, claim such construction in thisapplication.

it will be understood that the several mechanisms by which the variousoperations are performed may be widely varied. The invention is not,therefore, to be limited to the specific mechanisms which have beenherein shown and described.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of aplurality of wrapper-supports, means whereby a wrapper is held on eachof the supports, means for giving the supports a rotating approachingmovement with respect to the wrapping mechanism, and means for givingthe wrapping mechanism an angular movement substantially as described.

2. The combination with a wrapping mech-' anism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, means whereby a wrapper is held on each of thesupports, means for giving the supports a rotating approaching movementwith respect to the wrapping mechanism, means for reversing the positionof each support after a wrapper has been placed thereon, and means forgiving the wrapping mechanism an angular movement, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofWrapper-supports, means whereby a sheet of material is held on each ofthe supports, cutting devices operating to cut a wrapper from the sheetof material while it is held on the support, means for reversing theposition of the supports,means for giving the supports a rotatingapproaching movement with respect to the wrapping mechanism, and meansfor giving the wrapping mechanism an angular movement with respect to.the supports, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, suction mechanism for holding a wrapper on each of thesupports, means for giving the supports a rotating approaching movementwith respect to the wrapping mechanism, and means for giving thewrapping mechanism an angular movement, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a wrapping mech= anism, of a plurality ofwrapper=supports,

suction mechanism for holding a wrapper on each of the supports, meansfor giving the supports a rotating approaching movement with respect tothe wrapping mechanism, means for reversing the position of the supportsafter a wrapper has been placed thereon, and means forgiving thewrapping mechanism an angular movement, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports,

anism, of a plurality of wrapper-supports,

means whereby a wrapper is held on each of the su pports, and means forproducing a relative approaching movement between the supports and thewrapping mechanism, the supports and the wrapping mechanism being soarranged that the approaching movement brings the ends of the supportscarrying the tuck ends of the wrappers into alinement with the end ofthe wrapping mechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunch at thebeginning of the wrapping operation, and the other ends of the supportsinto alinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism at the endof said operation, substam tially as described.

7 8. The combination with awrapping meohanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports,

'means whereby a wrapper is held on each of the supports, means forproducing a relative approaching movement between the sup*' ports andthe wrapping mechanism, the supports and the wrapping mechanism-being soarranged that the approaching movement brings the ends of the supportscarrying the tuck ends of the wrappers into alinement with the end ofthe wrapping mechanism op-' erating upon the tuck end of the'bunch atthe beginning of the wrapping operation, and the other ends of thesupports into alinement with the other end of the wrapping inechan ismat the end of said operation, and means for giving the wrappingmechanism an angular movement, substantially as described 9. Thecombination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, suction mechanism for holding a Wrapper on each of thesupports, and means for producing a relative approaching movementbetween the supports and the wrapping mechanism, the supports and thewrapping mech-' anism being so arranged that the approaching movementbrings the ends of the sup ports carrying the tuck ends of the wrap-'IIO pers into alinement with the end of the wrap mechanism, the supportsand the wrapping ping mechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunchat the beginning of the wrapping operation, and the other ends of thesupports into alinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism atthe end of said operation, substantially as described.

10. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, suction mechanism for holding a wrapper on each of thesupports, means for producing a relative approaching movement betweenthe supports and the wrapping mechanism, the supports and the wrappingmechanism being so arranged that the approaching movement brings theends of the supports carrying the tuck ends of the wrappers intoalinement with the end of the wrapping mechanism operating upon the tuckend of the bunch at the beginning of the wrapping operation, and theother ends of the supportsinto alinement with the other end of thewrapping mechanism at the end of said operation, and means for givingthe wrapping mechanism an angular movement, substantially as described.

' 11. The combination with a Wrapping mech anism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, means whereby a wrapper is held on each of thesupports, and means for causing the wrapper-supports to execute anapproaching movement with respect to the wrapping mechanism, thesupports and the wrapping mechanism being so arranged that theapproaching movement brings the ends of the supports carrying the tuckends of the wrappers into alinement with the end of the wrappingmechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunch at the beginning ofthe wrapping operation, and the other ends of the supports intoalinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism at the end ofsaid operation, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a wrappin g mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, means whereby a wrapper is held on each of thesupports, means for causing the wrappersupports to execute anapproaching movement with respect to the wrapping mechanism, thesupports and the wrapping mechanism being so arranged that theapproaching movement brings the ends of the supports carrying the tuckends of the wrappers into alinement with the end of the wrappingmechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunch at the beginning ofthe wrapping operation, and the other ends of the supports intoalinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism at the end ofsaid operation, and means for giving the Wrapping mechanism an angularmovement, substantially as described.

18. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrapper-supports, suction mechanism for holding a wrapper on each of thesupports, and means for causing the wrapper-supports to execute anapproaching movement with respect to the wrapping mechanism being soarranged that the approaching movement brings the ends of the supportscarrying the tuck ends of the wrappers into alinement with the end ofthe wrapping mechanism operating upon the tuck end of the bunch at thebeginning of the wrapping operation, and the other ends of the supportsinto alinement with the other end of the wrapping mechanism at the endof said operation, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofwrappersupports, suction mechanism for holding a Wrapper on each of thesupports, means for causing the wrapper-supports to execute anapproaching movement with respect to the wrappingmechanism, the supportsand thewrapping mechanism being so arranged that the approachingmovement brings the ends of the supports carrying the tuck endsof thewrappers into alinement with the end of the wrapping mechanism operatingupon the tuck end of thebunch at the beginning of the wrappingoperation, and the other ends of the supports into alinement with theother end of the wrapping mechanism at the end of said operation, andmeans for giving the wrapping mechanism an. angular movement,substantially as described.

15. The combination with a carrier-arm, of means for moving said arm, awrapper-support mounted on the arm, means whereby a wrapper is held onthe support, means for maintaining the support in either of twopositions with respect to the arm, a tumblenblock connected with thesupport, and means located in the path of travel of the arms andcooperating with the tumbler-block to shift the wrapper-support from oneposition to the other, substantially as described.

16. The combination with awrapping mechanism, of a carrier-arm, meansfor moving said arm, a suction wrapper-support mounted on the arm, meansfor maintaining thesupport in either of two positions with respectto thearm, a tumbler-block connected with the support, means located in thepath of travel of the arms and cooperating with the tumbler-block toshift the wrapper-support from i one position to the other, and meansfor giving the wrapping mechanism an angular move- ,ment, substantiallyas described.

17. The combination. with a carrier-arm, of

means for moving said arm, a wrapper-support carried by the arm, meanswhereby a wrapper is held on the support, latch devices operating tohold the support in either of two positions with respect to the arm,releasing devices located in the path of travel of the arm for operatingon the latch devices, a tumbler-block connected with the support, andmeans also located in the path of travel of the arm for operating on thetumbler-block and shifting the support from one position to the other,substantially as described.

18. The combination with a wrapping mech anism, of a carrier-arm, meansfor moving said arm, a suction Wrapper-support carried by the arm, latchdevices operating to hold the support in either of two positions withrespect to the arm, releasing devices located in the path of travel ofthe arm for operating on the latch devices, a tumbler-block connectedwith the support, means also located in the path of travel of the armfor operating on the tumbler-block and shifting the support from oneposition to the other, and means for giving the wrapping mechanism anangular movement, substantially as described.

19. The combination with a mapping mech anism, of a carrier-arm meansfor moving said arm,a suction wrapper-support carried by the arm, saidsupport being so arranged with respect to the wrapping mechanism thatthe end of the support which carries the tuck end of the Wrapper is inalinement with the end of the Wrapping mechanism operating upon the tuckend of the bunch at the beginning of the Wrapping operation and theother end of the support being in alinement with the other end of thewrapping mechanism at the end of the operation, latch devices operatingto hold the support in either of two positions with respect to the arm,releasing devices located in the path of travel of the arm for operatingon the latch devices, a tumbler-block connected with the support, meansalso located in the path of travel of the arm for operating on thetumbler-block and shifting the support from one position to the other,and means for giving the wrapping mechanism an angular movement,substantially as described.

20. The combination with a wrapper-support, the operating-face of whichhas a movable section, of a spring-rod for moving the section, and meansfor actuating the rod, substantially as described.

21. The combination with a wrapper-support, the operating-face of whichis formed by a perforated plate, said plate having a movable section, ofa spring-rod for moving the section, and means for actuatingthe rod,substantially as described.

22. The combination with a wrap pin g mechanism, of a carrier-arm, awrapper-support mounted on the arm, the operating-face of said supporthaving a movable section, a spring-rod for moving the section, means formoving the arm, and a cam located near the Wrapping mechanism with whichthe springrod comes in contact and by which it is ac' tuated to move themovable section, substantially as described.

23. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a plurality ofcarrier-arms, means for moving said arms, asuction wrapper-supportcarried by each of the arms, latch devices operating to hold thesupports in either of two positions with respect to the arms, pinslocated in the path of travel of the arms for releasing each of thelatch devices, a tumblerblock connected with each support, and pins alsolocated in the path of travel of the arms for operating on the tumblerblocks and shifting the supports from one position to the other,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

OLUF TYBERG.

Vitnesses:

A. L. KENT, A. A. V. BOURKE.

